10 mile hike in then a float out?

[Scott85]

Looking at a spot that is around a 10 mile hike in and if we are successful we could float down a river and get about 3 miles from the truck and it’s all trail to get to the truck. Is this too crazy of a plan?

 

[Deleted member 28227]

No sign me up.

Packrafts?

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Yikes that is a long way....

 

[madtom]

Sounds fun. I think I’d float out even if I wasn’t successful.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Depends very much on the river. If you've run it already and/or it's clearly flat water, probably a viable option.

 

[Scott85]

No sign me up.

Packrafts?

Yes it would be packrafts.

 

[Scott85]

Depends very much on the river. If you've run it already and/or it's clearly flat water, probably a viable option.

Flat water, nothing crazy most of the river is knee deep that time of year.

 

[Gerald Martin]

It’s in the elk section. Yes. You are an idiot. Please share pics of your adventure. Type 2 fun provides the most memories.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Flat water, nothing crazy most of the river is knee deep that time of year.

Seems like a good option. If you do some googling, bedrock and paradox (blog) has a nice trip report or two doing this kind of thing.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

I’m headed up to AK in 2 weeks plan is hike in 17 miles hunt then float out.

Then doing another trip 2nd season CO, couple mile float in, 4 mile hike into a basin, then pack down to the river and like 5-6 mile float out.

Point being nothing you’ve said even hints of unreasonable to me.

 

[fmnjr]

I've been thinking of float/paddling trips, it opens up a lot of opportunities. One obvious and easy example, a roadless area that has a shoreline which is only accessible by floating/paddling.

 

[2rocky]

It’s called the “Little Salmon”. Can’t be that bad right?

 

[mdhunter61]

I’m headed up to AK in 2 weeks plan is hike in 17 miles hunt then float out.

Be careful on your AK float...lots of rain this year, a lot of creeks and rivers are currently running high and fast.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

There is no such thing as too crazy for a good adventure.

 

[MT Bound]

If you need a "camp b!tch" let me know, I can cook, clean, cut meat, haul...... JK, enjoy the adventure, sounds awesome!!

 

[nrpate05]

Sounds sweet to me. I've always wanted to do a float hunt. Can't think of a better way to get an animal "packed" out

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

Sounds like a lot of hiking and not much hunting.

 

[Stone_Ice_1]

Not sure a packraft will hold both all your gear and parts of an elk. I know when I used packrafts for an 8 day trip my gear weighed down the front pretty bad and everything got wet. Can't imagine putting part of an elk on one with my gear and expecting it to float.

I'm with others, this sounds like quite the adventure and if you are successful I definitely want pictures of an elk and your gear on the rafts as you float down!

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Not sure a packraft will hold both all your gear and parts of an elk. I know when I used packrafts for an 8 day trip my gear weighed down the front pretty bad and everything got wet. Can't imagine putting part of an elk on one with my gear and expecting it to float.

I'm with others, this sounds like quite the adventure and if you are successful I definitely want pictures of an elk and your gear on the rafts as you float down!

Did you load your tubes with all of your gear, and or where you using dry bags?

A number of people are using Alpacka Raft packrafts for hunting. We will be taking a forager and a couple of classic packrafts on our trip here in a couple of weeks.

alpackaraft_hunt on insta is a good source to get some ideas about how to use them for hunting.

There are also a number of forum members who have done similar trips, also @AlpackaRaft is always available to answer any questions or provide any tips and tricks.

 

[theat]

I put a little info on this thread about a similar trip I did last fall for moose in Alaska.

DIY Alaskan Moose Q&A

Alright guys, everyone knows that new experiences bring whole new levels of excitement. Something I have thought about is an Alaska hunting trip. Getting into the untapped, untouched wilderness and laying it all on the line to hopefully see and get a chance at the trophy of a lifetime seems like...

www.hunttalk.com

Definitely possible for you as long as you are very confident that the river will have enough water to float with a heavy boat and/or that it is within your skillset. Those Alpackas are pretty tough, but can puncture on rocks and sticks especially if you are loaded down with a bunch of meat. I just got off a wilderness trip on the MF of the Flathead in the Great Bear Wilderness and both of us got major tears in our packrafts. Thankfully we were at the bottom end of the Spruce Park rapids so a tyvek tape temporary repair job got us out.





You are definitely going to want the cargo fly system so you can put most of the weight in the tubes, but I would make sure that it is cold enough that the meat won't spoil, and well bagged enough that blood doesn't leak into the interior of the tubes. The last thing I would want is my raft permanently smelling like old blood.

Not sure where you are going, but if it is in Montana then I have my suspicions. If it is, and you want some river info, shoot me a pm.